The 7 Best Food and Beer Books to Give for the Holidays

For friends and loved ones who like cooking or beer (or both), special ingredients like fancy finishing salts or a crazy-rare Belgian Trappist ale are thoughtful gifts. The only problem is, sooner or later, they're gone. Consumed. Books are a different story. Books last forever. Buying a book for someone says, "Hey, I know you're really into this, so here's something I hope you'll enjoy for a long time." Here, then, are seven new books about beer and food — though not necessarily cookbooks — to give to the food lovers and beer drinkers who matter.

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